By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Monday's Class 5A boys golf regional at Cypress Ridge was a good day for the city conginent in general and for Shawnee Heights sophomore Alex Valdivia and Seaman's team in particular.
Valdivia shot 1-under-par 70 to win the individual championship by two strokes over United Kansas Conference champ Joey Langstraat of Basehor-Linwood while Seaman rode its depth to the team championship by a 324-328 margin over Shawnee Heights, which also earned a team berth for the 5A state tournament next Monday and Tuesday at Newton's Sand Creek Station Golf Course.
Seaman's golf team poses with its Class 5A regional championship trophy Monday at Cypress Ridge. [Submitted]
Gavin Wilhelm led the Vikings with a fourth-place individual finish, shooting a 75, while Tim Biggs finished seventh (80), Jake Moss tied for eighth (84) and Reid Cowan tied for 10th (85).
In addition to Valdivia's individual championship, Heights got a sixth-place finish from Aidan Jones (79), while Ethan Rottinghaus shot an 88 and Tyler Peterson a 91 to round out the T-Birds' top four.
Topeka West freshman Myles Alonzo finished third individually with a 73 to lead the individual qualifiers for next week's state tournament.
Basehor-Linwood finished third as a team to garner the final team berth for state.
CLASS 5A REGIONAL GOLF Team scores
Seaman 324, Shawnee Heights 328, Basehor-Linwood 341, DeSoto 345, KC Piper 376, Leavenworth 408.
Individual results
1. Valdivia, Shawnee Heights, 70; 2. Langstraat, Basehor-Linwood, 72; 3. Alonzo, Topeka West, 73; 4. Wilhelm, Seaman, 75; 5. Powell, Basehor-Linwood, 78; 6. Jones, Shawnee Heights, 79; 7. Biggs, Seaman, 80; 8. (tie) Meyer, De Soto and Moss, Seaman, 84; 10. (tie) Bakerink, De Soto and Cowan, Seaman, 85.
Individual qualifiers -- Alonzo, Topeka West, 73; Meyer, De Soto, 84; Bakerink, De Soto, 85; Barrette, Leavenworth 87; Conrad, Piper, 87; Tranbarger, De Soto, 87.
Other Seaman -- Weir, 87; Tenpenny, 93.
Other Shawnee Heights -- Rottinghaus 88, Peterson 91, Ortiz 95, Zerger, 97.
Other Topeka West -- Jachens, 88.
